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Uganda cbank says in market to sell forex

KAMPALA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Uganda's central bank said onWednesday it was in the market to sell an unspecified amount offoreign currency, a notice on Thomson Reuters said.

At 0927 GMT, the shilling traded at 2,580/2,590 tothe dollar. The Ugandan had slipped a touch against the dollaron Wednesday as greenback demand from the energy sector andcommercial banks put it under pressure, traders said.

(Writing by George Obulutsa; Editing by James Macharia)

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Keywords: UGANDA CURRENCY/